Carton for waxed paper



July 26, 1955 E. K. LEAR CARTON FOR WAXED PAPER Fil ed Jan. 11, 1954 14 TTOIP/VE 71 United States Patent CARTON FOR WAXED PAPER Emory K. Lear, Tujunga, Califl, assignor of twenty-five per cent to Albert J. Fihe Application January 11, 1954, Serial No. 403,115

Claims. (Cl. 206-58) This invention relates to an improved carton for waxed paper and has for one of its principal objects the provision of such a carton or container which will be particularly adapted for kitchen and household use.

One of the important objects of this invention is to provide a package for containing waxed paper which will eliminate the possibility of the user cutting his or her fingers when extracting the waxed paper from the carton.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a waxed paper carton which, with very little change, can be produced from manufacturing dies already in use and wherein the additional expense of production is very slight.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved container for waxed paper of this invention showing the same in closed sealed position.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l but showing the package open and with the hand of an operator extracting a portion of the contents for utilizing a sheet of desired length.

Figure 3 shows the package with a sheet of the desired length extracted and being cut away from the remainder of the roll contained in the carton.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view showing a portion of the carton in open position and illustrating the improvements of this invention.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, one portion being omitted.

Figure 6 is an interior view of the hinged flap which forms part of the front portion of the carton and which embodies one of the essential features of the invention.

As shown inthe drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally the improved waxed paper container or carton of this invention, the same including a hinged cover 12 and a front panel 14. The cover 12 is provided with an integral forwardly extending locking tab 16 which is outlined by scored lines 18 so that it may be readily separated from the cover 12 and the forward extension of this tab 16 is provided with ears 20 which fit into slots 22 formed in the front 14 of the box for container locking purposes.

The forwardly projecting portion of the locking tab 16 is part of the downturned front flap 24 of the cover 12 but is separated therefrom by die cuts so that it can be readily pulled away to provide a locking flap. The scored lines 18 allow of the ready separation of the entire locking tab 16 and the ears 20 from the cover 12 and the flap 24 thereby providing ready access to the roll of waxed paper 30 which is inside the container or package.

All of the above described construction is already in as disclosed in the Marcalus and other prior patents.

However, it has been found that users are liable to suffer cut and gashed fingers from the serrated cutting.

edge in attempts to grasp the outer edge of the roll of waxed paper inside the container for thepurpose of extracting same.

The present invention eliminates this danger of cut and skinned fingers by hinging a central portion of the front panel 14 of the container as best shown at 34 in Figures 2 and 6. I

This hinged structure is provided by cutting two slots or slits 36 formed in the front portion 14. These are of sufiicient depth to providev aretractable flap of desired size and slight enlargements 38 may be made at the ends of the'slits to provide a better hinged action.

In order that repeated movements of the hinged flap will not break the same way from the remainder of the front portion or panel 14, a reinforcing strip 40 is provided which is preferably of cloth and simply glued into position.

The hinged flap 34 is of sufficient width to include the locking slots 22 so that when the ears 20 of the tab 16 are inserted in the slots, the package is complete and ready for shipment or transportation. The hinged flap 34 also includes as an integral portion thereof a continuation 32a of the serrated cutting edge.

When the package is in the hands of the housewife or other user, it is first opened by removing the ears 20 from the slots 22 and then pulling, off the entire tab 16 along the scored lines 18 leaving an opening as best shown at 44 in Figure 4. The front flap 24 of the cover 12 is then pushed down inside the box or carton with the outer end of the roll of waxed paper 30 positioned forwardly of the flap 24 but behind the front piece or panel 14.

When the user or operator Wishes to withdraw a portion of the roll of waxed paper, it is a simple matter to insert one or more of the fingers behind the hinged flap 34 and push the same outwardly, as shown in Figure 2. The middle of the outer end of the roll of waxed paper can then be readily grasped without danger of cutting the finger even though it is, at that time, at a level with the outer edge of the serrated cutter 32. The thumb of the operator is usually placed in the opening 44 in an obvious manner.

After the paper 30 is pulled out to the desired length by one hand, the finger of the other hand which is holding the container 10 can then be used to push the retractable flap 34 back into its original position, as shown in Figure 3, wherein the separate portion 32a of the serrated cutting edge 32 will automatically come into alignment with the remainder of the cutter 32 and the desired length of paper forming a sheet can be efiiciently and neatly separated from the roll.

It will be evident that herein is provided a container for waxed paper which will eliminate the biggest objection to this type of package, while, at the same time, retaining all the advantages of a simple and efiective cutting edge. The device can be made along practically the same lines as previous packages with the simple addition of a pair of cuts and a reinforcement for the hinged portion. The actual increase in production cost is so little as to be negligible and the material of the serrated cutting edge can be separated along the lines of slits by any simple cutting means. While the material of this cutting edge is metal, it is so thin as to present no cutting problem.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range without departing from the principles of this in-' vention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

' 1. A container for dispensing roll paper comprising a rectangular parallelopipedon having a hinged cover, a flap on the cover adapted to be inserted behind the front panel, a removable locking tab forming part of the cover and flap, slots in the front panel for cooperation with the tab, a serrated cutting edge in the upper extremity of the front panel and a hinged partially cutaway portion of the front panel adjacent the removable tab, said hinged cutaway portion including a continuation of the serrated cutting edge.

2. A device as described in claim 1, wherein the hinged cutaway portion also includes slots for reception of juxtaposed portions of the locking tab.

7 3. A container and dispenser for waxed paper in rolls having a hinged cover and a front panel, a serrated cutting'edge on the'front panel,'said front panel having an patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by integral hinged portion including a continuation of the cutting edge and a removable locking tab forming part of the cover.

4. A device as described in claim 3, wherein the locking tab when removed, and the hinged portion when pushed outwardly, provide an opening for the ready reception of the thumb and finger of an operator for the purpose of grasping the exposed portion of the end of the roll of paper and withdrawing the same.

5. A device as described in claim 4, wherein the hinged portion of the front panel is adapted to be readily pushed back into the same plane as the panel for the purpose of separating a desired length of waxed paper from the remainder of the roll in the container.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,827,029 Marcalus Oct. 13, 1931 2,458,834 Chateauneuf Jan. 11, 1949 2,593,834 Bergstein Apr. 22, 1952 

